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LOCAIi NEWS.
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LOCAL NEWS.
Isn't it about time for another contest
to " knock oil'" that tie?
Our foreman, Mr. E. E. Whitmore,
has the thanks of the entire Hespkiuax
corps, for the neat ami orderly manner in
which he keeps our office.
Page Brown has returned to his home
in Bloomiugton, Ills. We regret his ab
sence as he was a good student, and "hail
fellow well meet" with us all.
The Little Store on 11th street, is get
ting a reputation for selling Hosiery, Cor
sets, Ruchings, etc., very cheap. Good
goods and low prices are sure to win.
One of tiie young ladies says, there
is one thing she likes about a certain new
student, and that is he don't have to keep
feeling of his mustache to see if it is
there.
Our military boys have been parad
ing the streets and presented quite an iin.
posing appearance. They are now open
for invitations to attend and take part in
public demonstrations
At a special meeting of the Ilesperian
Association, D. II. Mercer was elected
Secretary, and Miles, Vice President,
to fill vacancies caused by the absence of
S. P. Plait, and Miss Hawley.
We hear rumors of a recent revolt in
the cadet company. "We trust the young
gentlemen of that organization are suffi
ciently well aware of the dignity and du
ty ot their position, as to enable them to
preserve the one and perform the other.
A laughable sight occurred on O
street last evening. The colored boot
black, Bob, marshaled about twenty-five
of the white hoodlums of the city up and
down the street in military style. The
little fellows had observed the University
Cadets marching the day before, and
thought they would imitate them. Daily
Journal.
We understand that Charles Dake has
been recently married.
"One more unfortunate,
Weary of life,
Hastily importunate,
Got him a wife."
Our devil says " that when two girls
meet they kiss, and when two boys meet
they don't, and that shows who wants
kissing the worst." But our reviewer
says that the reason girls kiss each other
and boys don't, is because boys have
something better to kiss and girls havu't."
The Sophomore class have completed
their organization, by adopting a consti
tution and elected the following officers:
E. P. Unangst, President; Minnie Wil
liams, Vice President; E. T. Montgomery
Secretary; B. C. Arnold, Treasurer; L.
Foslcr, HiFtorian, May Fairfield, Essay
ist; J. C. F. McKesson, Poet; J. H. Silver
nail, Orator. Frank Parks, Manager.
One of our young gentlemen spent a
good deal of time at the social the other
evening, in trying to persuade the most
popular-youug-lady in school, that the de
sign of a plough, oil a medal that Chanc.
Fairfield has, was a grasshopper. After
listening with patience some little time,
the m-p-y-1 remarked, with becoming dig
nity, "young man I've studied Mineralogy
to long to be fooled in that way." Next.
Prof. Aughey receutly delivered a lect
ure in Des Moines on the "Geology op
Nebraska." This is one of the Profes
sor's best lectures and wherever deliv
ered meets with encomiums from press
and public. Why can't we have it deliv
ered here? The subject is of interest to
all students in general and to us in partic
ular, and we doubt if a half a dozen of
the students attending Umb term ever heard
it.
The weeks roll on bringing with it the
inevitable growth of social intercourse
that plays such an important part in col
lege life, and brings forth the foibles of
the verdant Preps., the conceit of the
Freshs., the unblushing egotism of the
